"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." - Albert Einstein

Posted 24 April 2013 - 09:17 PM

Lesley Cusack, 55, keeps herself on a strict diet during the day because she has no control over what she eats while asleep at night.

The mother-of-three from Warrington, Cheshire, said: "I can only tell by the remains in the morning. I tend to find opened tins of things or packets and I've no idea whether I've eaten some of them cold or not.

"Sometimes I've found soup in pans, but also in bowls - it all can get rather messy.

There was a TV program in the UK a few years ago on this and they set cameras up in peoples homes to record them making all kinds of things while asleep, it was hilarious one woman whistled while she made meals, I remember her husband used to get up just to watch her in case she hurt herself and they used to chat to each other I think or something very similar, if I can find a link to a youtube or something I will post it,

While it seems funny at first look it's probably extremely worrying for her. I guess to lock the fridge and cupboards up would be a start and have someone hide the key each night, as if she knew where it was I guess she would just unlock it. But as it's not limited to food (says she ate paint, vaseline, washing powder etc) she would have to lock away anything remotely edible. Maybe if food wasn't available she would still try and eat stuff that could make her really ill. So yeah I'd probably go with locking up most things but leaving maybe fruit and vegetables out to try and discourage eating non food items! Very weird!

I was suffering from insomnia for a short time and took Ambien and had sleepwalking/eating episodes. Very briefly, thankfully. I've heard of people driving in that condition. Anyway, stopped the drug and the condition resolved.

We've cast the world, we've set the stage, for what could be, the darkest age...“This is like playing poker with a guy who cheated you twice before. You know who does that, a moron.

I was suffering from insomnia for a short time and took Ambien and had sleepwalking/eating episodes. Very briefly, thankfully. I've heard of people driving in that condition. Anyway, stopped the drug and the condition resolved.

My sister used to sleep walk when we were kids and my parents had to lock the doors and take the keys to bed with them so she couldn't get out of the house. When we went on holiday abroad, my parents had to move their bed so it was in front of the veranda windows so she couldn't get out of the room! She would actually have a conversation with you when she was asleep and if you asked if she was asleep so would reply no lol.

I have been caught sleep eating in the past, not so much these days though.

My other half found me sitting in the front room with two slices of bread and a bottle of tomato sauce at 2 in the morning munching away a while ago. I could not remember a thing about it the next day and I don't even like tomato sauce sandwiches...

Edited by Junior Chubb, 25 April 2013 - 12:00 PM.

I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen anything to show me where the hell Helen of Annoy has been for the past couple of months.